FaultScore report
Owners have filed 12 complaints about the 2006 Lexus ES with NHTSA between 2015 and 2020. The largest single group is the airbags. Across this model's run it ranks 17 of 17 worst.
FaultScore 7/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Lexus ES.
How this is worked out12
Complaints
0
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
115,000 mi
Median mileage at failure
Half of reported failures happened before this
0%
Failed under 36,000 miles
Inside a typical bumper-to-bumper warranty
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
Click any bar to open that year's report.
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Median failure at 112,000 miles
Median failure at 115,000 miles
Median failure at 86,500 miles
Median failure at 148,800 miles
Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG APPEARS TO BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE DASH. IT SEEMS THAT IT MAY DEPLOY AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THIS DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO ME AS MY FAMILY RIDES IN THE CAR WITH ME.
NHTSA complaint #11385440 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG COVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS CRACKED AND LOOKS AS IF IT IS GOING TO POP. THIS COULD BE A HAZARD.
NHTSA complaint #11270375 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG COVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR IS STARTING TO CRACK AND LIFT,SEEMS LIKE PRESSURE IS CAUSING THE LIFT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT'S BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD IS OLD. COMPARED IT TO AN ES300, THE AIR BAG DEFINITELY HAS STARTED TO LIFT.
NHTSA complaint #11242884 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAG LINING. THIS LOOKS LIKE A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.
NHTSA complaint #11242065 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG COVER WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO THE DASHBOARD HAS SEPARATED. THE SEPARATION BEGAN ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND THE GAP CONTINUES TO WIDEN. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE TAKATA RECALL AND AM UNSURE IF THE AIRBAG MAY INFLATE IF THE GAP CONTINUES TO OPEN.
NHTSA complaint #11043400 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL
NHTSA complaint #11025083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2006 LEXUS I250 DASH BROAD IS CRACKING AND STICKY AND SO WHEN I'M DRIVING IN THE SUN, IT CREATES A GLARE ON YOUR DASHBOARD. NEVER RECEIVE A RECALL. I DID GO TO A LOCAL LEXUS IN 2014 AND TOLD THEM THAT THIS CAR WASN'T LIKE THIS WENT I PURCHASED IT. WORKED IN AL (BALDWIN COUNTY) AND I NOTICE THAT MY LEXUS INTERIOR STARTED TO CRACK AND MELT DUE TO MY CAR BEING PARKED OUT IN THE SUN DURING MY WORKING HOURS. THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPEN TO A LEXUS
NHTSA complaint #11015595 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG COVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR IS STARTING TO CRACK AND LIFT,SEEMS LIKE PRESSURE IS CAUSING THE LIFT. I LOOKS LIKE ITS READY TO BLOW OUT.
NHTSA complaint #10972329 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
ALL ALONG THE AIRBAG ON THE DASHBOARD; THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ALL AROUND THE AIR BAG. THERE IS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO MY DASHBOARD AND EXCEPT WHERE THE AIRBAG WAS INSTALLED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. I AM TRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE AWEAR BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED.
NHTSA complaint #10882196 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW DOES NOT OPEN. NEITHER THE DRIVER'S NOR THE DOOR SWITCH WILL OPEN THE WINDOW. WHEN PUSHED THERE IS A CLICK BUT THE WINDOW DOESN'T OPEN.
NHTSA complaint #10783873 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. A NUMBER OF WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,800. UPDATED 09/08/15*LJ UPDATED 10/27/2017
NHTSA complaint #10730341 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WAS HESITANT AND SUDDENLY RELEASE CREATING A SUDDEN ACCELERATION RUSH WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DOWNSHIFT GEAR MODE AND WAS ASKED TO ACCELERATE UPSHIFT GEAR SUDDENLY. THE TRANSMISSION JERKING/HESITANT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY IN MERGING TRAFFIC. THIS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENT. TRANSMISSION ALSO HAS A ROUGH SHIFT FROM TIME TO TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10716347 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.